Cup favor



Dec. 31, 1935. i F H. BARTLETTv 2,025,930

CUP FAVOR Filed Jan. 27, 1954r Mw @www @ZZ/af Patented Dec. 31, 1935 UNITED C. A. Reed Company, poration of Delaware Williamsport, Pa., a cor- Application January 27, 1934, Serial No.4 708,709

v Claims.

This invention relates to cup favors such as are commonly used for containing salted nuts or candies, and it relates also to the method of making such favors.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a construction capable of being embodied in a simple and expeditious manner in a variety of ornamental cup forms.

In its preferred construction the cup comprises an inner cup-shaped receptacle which may be formed of a paper disk having its margin bent up and crinkled' or uted to form an upstanding rim, and an outer container in which the inner receptacle is supported and engaging with the lower portion of the inner receptacle, but preferably for less than its full height and then spreading or haring outwardly in various ornamental shapes or configurations. If desired also a handle element such as wire, twisted paper, or the like, may be secured to one or both receptacles or containers, and it may also aid in determining and holding the parts in a desired decorative configuration.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary view partly in section showing a cooperating die and plunger with favor-making materials in position therebetween to be formed up into the desired article.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l, but showing the die and plunger in final forming condition.

Figure 3 is a detail section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are views somewhat similar to Figure 2, but showing other methods of determining certain shape characteristics of the article being formed.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan to a smaller scale showing a shape-defining element shown in use in Figure 4.

Figures 7, 8 and 9 are perspectives showing diiferent constructions and designs of completed articles.

Figure 10 is a detail section on line Ill-I0 of Figure 8.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, at I is indicated a plunger for cooperation with a die member 2 in forming up the favor. This die member 2 is shown as provided with a. die opening 3 of somewhat larger diameter than the di ameter of the plunger I and provided with a fiaring mouth at 4. Within the opening 3 is slidably mounted a plunger h'id. Q1 anvil 5 which is shown as provided with an extension 6 slidably mounted in the die. A spring 'I is shown as surrounding the extension 6 and seated within a socket member 8 in the die member, this socket being of smaller diameter than the portion 3. This spring 'I bears at opposite ends against the under face of the head 5 and the upper face of an annular shoulder 9 at the base of the socket 8. This spring normally holds the member 5 elevated so that its upper face is substantially on a level with the top face of the die 2.

The cup favor, as shown, includes a pre-formed cup member IB, preferably made of wax paper or similar light material, and as shown is of the kind formed by folding up the margin of a disk 151@ of such paper from a central base Il to form a uted upstanding Wall I2. This inner receptacle is placed over the end of the plungerl, as shown in Figure 1, and between this element I0 and the die head 5, is positioned a piece of sheet material 20.5

adhesively secured in face to face contact. This 25 permits the showing of two colors on opposite faces of the sheet material Where thismay be desired, and also produces a heavier and 'somewhat stiffer material which is excellent as a material for making the cupfavors in accordance with this invention. Y y y A suitable adhesive is placed between the base of the cup Ill and the upper face of the sheet material I4 and between this material and the disk I5 and then the plunger is depressed into the opening 3 and against the anvil 5 which causes the base parts to be secured together, and also forms up relatively steeply the adjacent margin of the member I4 into cup-shape closely following the contour of the cup element I0, whilev the portion of the sheet material I4 extending above the die 2 lies for the most part at a flatter angle, is spaced from the inner receptacle and is free to be given such surface configurations as may be desired to produce ornamental effects. Of course, in forming up the sheet material in this Way the margins, particularly above the die, become more or less crinkled in order to take up the excess stock, while the stretchability of the crepe paper may be suicient to permit close 50. conformation of the portion depressed into the die without any great amount of crinkling. It is quite possible to more or less control the position and shape of the crinkling of thematerial .I4 by exerting pressure thereon toward the 55 plunger wherever it is desired that the crinkling be taken up in the form of a reentrant angle portion and this permits the production of a great variety of facial configurations to the material I4 to suit the fancy of the maker. Other variations in appearance may be produced by varying the contour of the piece I 4, as, for instance, by

, use of marginal scallops as shown in Figure 8.

In Figures 1 to 5 certain methods of controlling the position and shape of the reentrant angle portions in the upper marginal part of the portion I 4 are illustrated. For example, as shown in Figures l, 2 and 3, a wire or similar relatively stiff strand material as at 20 may have an intermediate portion positioned between the layers of the base portions between the plunger I and the die 2, so that when the plunger is depressed into the die, the end portions of the member 20 will be bent upwardly (shown best in Figure 2) thus to form oppositely disposed reentrant angular portions 22 in the material I4. After the parts thus pressed have been removed from between the plunger and the die, the end portions 20 may be formed into any desired configuration, as, for example, as shown in Figure 7, they may be twisted or otherwise secured together to form a bail portion 25 or they may be bent as shown in Figure 9 and suitably ornamented, this figure showing a swan design.

In Figures 4 and 6 another manner of more or less controlling the surface configuration of the material I4 is illustrated. Referring to these figures, at 30 is shown a piece of sheet material, which may be of metal, which may be placed on top of the die 2 and held in position as by pins 3I carried thereby extending into suitable sockets in the upper face of the die, this member presenting a central hole 32 larger than the diameter of the portion 3, but having fingers such as 33 extending inwardly therefrom to some extent and positioned in a desired angular relationship to each other. As shown they are positioned opposite to each other. These fingers 33 extend inwardly suicient to engage the sheet material I4 above the die as its intermediate portion is being depressed into the die opening, and thus produce reentrant angle portions in the material I4 as shown at 35. It is not necessary, however, to employ'an element of the forming mechanism to more or less control the surface configuration of the sheet material which forms the outer side member of the cup favor, as it may be done by the operators fingers, as shown, for example in Figure 5, wherein the material I4 may be held on to the plunger l by means of the fingers as shown, the positions of the fingers determining the position of reentrant angle portions in the completed favor. Likewise narrow places in the margin of the. sheet material itself projecting outwardly from the die opening form zones of less resistance to the forming operation than the remaining parts and in which the crinkling of the material may occur during the forming operations.

Where a wire such as 20 is not passed between the component parts of the favor across its base, other handle parts may be employed, as shown for example in Figures 8 and 10, in which a strand shown as of twisted paper at 40 has its ends brought into reentrant angle portions .4I of the outer lcup material where they may be secured as by means of staples 42, which may, if desired, bey extended through the material on either side of the reentrant angle portion and about the end portions of the element 4U.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various other modications and changes might be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of paper having a central base portion provided with marginal walls extending upwardly from said base portion first at a steep angle and then for the most part at a flatter angle, the upper portion of the paper being arranged with ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions.

2. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of paper having a central base portion provided with marginal walls extending upwardly from said base portion first at a steep angle and then for the most part at a flatter angle, the upper portion of the paper being arranged with ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions, and a handle element secured to said paper and lying in certain of said reentrant angle portions.

3. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of paper having a central base portion provided with marginal Walls extending upwardly from said base portion first at a steep angle and then for the most part at a atter angle, the

upper portion of the paper being arranged with ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions, and a paper cup seated on said base portion and with its upper margin spaced inwardly of the upper portion of said paper piece.

4. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of paper having a central base portion provided with marginal Walls extending upwardly from said base portion first at a steep angle and then for the most part at a flatter angle, the upper portion of the paper being arrangedwith ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions, a paper cup seated on said base portion and with its upper margin spaced inwardly of the upper portion of said paper piece, and a handle element secured to said paper piece and lying in certain of said reentrant angle portions.

5. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of paper having a central base portion provided with marginal walls extending upwardly from said base portion rst at a steep angle and then for the most part at a flatter angle, the

upper margin of the paper being arranged with ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions, and a paper cup having a uted side wall seated on said base portion and with its upper margin spaced inwardly of the upper margin of the paper piece.

6. An articlev of the class described, comprising a cup member, and a piece of sheet material secured to the base of said cup member and having its margins extended outwardly of said base and more or less gathered together in. ornamental Vconfiguration about and spaced from the upper portion of said cup member.

'7. An article of the class described, comprising a cup member, a piece of sheet material secured to the base of said cup member and having its margins extended outwardly of said base and more or less gathered together in ornamental configuration about and spaced from the upper portion of said cup member and presenting reentrant angle portions, and. a handle member secured to said piece and lying in certain of said angle portions.

8. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of duplex crepe paper having a depressed cup-shaped portion therein surmounted by a rim portion presenting ornamental surface contour variations, and a fluted paper cup seated in said cup-shaped portion and projecting thereabove.

9. An article of the class described, comprising Ya piece of duplex crepe paper having adepressed cup-shaped portion therein surmounted by a marginal portion presenting ornamental surface contour Variations including reentrant angle portions, and a handle member secured to said piece and lying in certain of said reentrant angle portions.

10. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of duplex crepe paper having a depressed cup-shaped portion therein surmounted by a marginal portion presenting ornamental surface contour variations, a fluted paper cup seated in said cup-shaped portion and projecting thereabove, and a reinforcing disk secured to said crepe paper piece on the base of said cupped portion.

11. An article of the class described, comprising a piece of duplex crepe paper having a depressed cup-shaped portion therein surmounted by a marginal portion presenting ornamental surface contour variations including reentrant angle portions, a fluted paper cup seated in said cup-shaped portion and projecting thereabove, a reinforcing disk secured to said crepe paper piece on the base of said cupped portion, and strand material extending laterally between said disk and cupped portion and extended upwardly in certain of said reentrant angle portions.

12. An article of the class described, comprising a sheet material piece having a base portion, and a relatively stiff strand element extending across said base portion and having portions engaging parts of said sheet material piece outwardly of said base and holding them in desired positions.

13. An article of the class described, compris- 5 ing a sheet material piece having a base portion provided with marginal walls extending upwardly from said base portion rst at a steep angle and then for the most part at ya atter angle, a cup element seated on and secured to said base l0 portion within said marginal walls, and a relatively stii strand element extending across said base portion and inclined upwardly outwardly of said marginal walls and retaining adjacent parts of said walls in position.

14. An article of theclass described, comprising a sheet material piece having a base portion provided with marginal walls extending upwardly from said base portion first at a steep angle and then for the most part at a flatter angle, a cup element seated on and secured to said base portion within said marginal walls, and a relatively stiii strand element extending across said base portion and inclined upwardly outwardly of said marginal walls and retaining adjacent 275 parts of said walls in position at a steeper inclination than said iiatter angle.

15. An article of the class described, comprising a sheet material piece having a base portion provided with marginal upwardly extending walls, a cup seated on and secured to said base portion, a reinforcing element secured to the lower face of said base portion, and a relatively stiff strand element having an intermediate portion lying between said reinforcing element and base portion and having portions engaging parts of said sheet material piece outwardly of said base portion and holding them in desired positions. 

